Erlend Dalen started working as a developer with the first version of Axapta in 1998. He was then working with some of the first Axapta implementations in Norway and was also part of a team that created an advanced product configurator for Axapta. From 2000 to 2002, he worked on developing e-commerce, mobile, and integration solutions in Java for a Norwegian IT consultancy company. He joined Columbus IT in 2002, working first as a senior developer in Norway and in the USA and then as the technology manager of the Norwegian branch, where his responsibilities included implementing new technology areas, creating an e-commerce solution for Dynamics AX, and being the technology solution architect in internal and external projects. For the past four years, Erlend has been working as a web developer for Norsk Test AS, where he spends his days programming in Python using the Django web framework. Mohammed Rasheed is a Dynamics AX solutions architect and a self-proclaimed Dynamics AX evangelist. He has had a remarkable career as a Dynamics AX expert and has made key contributions to the success of a number of leading Microsoft partners such as IBM (UK), HSO (UK), and Crowe Horwath LLP (USA). Listed as one of the most influential people by http://www.dynamicsworld.co.uk/, Mohammed considers himself fortunate to have met and worked with the most amazing team of people. He attributes his success to his parents, his family, and his teama team of leaders with the zeal to redefine an industry, managers with the resolve to achieve their aspirations, and young consultants with limitless energy. Mohammed calls Chicago his home, where he lives with his wife, Sakeena, and their beautiful baby daughter, Zara.
